Game flappers not hot for louts (8)
I believe the answer is:
peasants
'hot for louts' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'game flappers not' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'game' could be 'p' (I have seen 'French game ' mean 'p' so perhaps 'game' could also mean 'p') and 'p' is found in the answer.
'not' could be 'nt' (synonyms) and 'nt' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peasants that I've seen before include "Rustics" , "bumpkins" , "Old rustic workers" , "Anapests about farm labourers" , "People farming small-scale" .)